{"id":2277048,"date":"2026-02-11T09:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2277048"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:05:10","slug":"kelsea-ballerini-agrees-with-cheating-post-after-chase-stokes-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kelsea-ballerini-agrees-with-cheating-post-after-chase-stokes-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsea Ballerini Agrees With Cheating Post After Chase Stokes Split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Following her third split from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/chase-stokes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Chase Stokes<\/strong><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kelsea-ballerini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong><\/a> supported a social media post that discussed shady relationship behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Ballerini, 32, commented on an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUj-JadDnyp\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram video<\/a> shared by fellow country musician <strong>Ashley Cooke<\/strong> on Tuesday, February 10, that featured the text, \u201cWhiskey nights wandering eyes make messes \/ hiding phones \u201cidks\u201d make questions \/ towns talk and the truth starts spreading \/ don\u2019t you know crossing lines makes Xs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ballerini\u2019s comment read, \u201cMmmhhhmmm,\u201d to which Cooke, 28, responded, \u201cYou get it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The online exchange comes just days after <em>Us Weekly<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-and-chase-stokes-split-again-weeks-after-reconciling-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> that Ballerini and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/outer-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Outer Banks<\/em><\/a> stars, 33, had ended their on-off romance once again. \u201cKelsea and Chase have broken up again. It happened just the other day,\u201d a source exclusively told <em>Us<\/em> on Friday, February 6, adding that Ballerini is \u201ctaking it better\u201d than she took the pair\u2019s previous breakups.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/chase-stokes-hints-at-kelsea-ballerini-split-with-cryptic-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/chase-stokes-hints-at-kelsea-ballerini-split-with-cryptic-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Chase Stokes Hints at Kelsea Ballerini Split in Cryptic Messages: &#8216;I&#8217;m Blocked&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tChase Stokes\u2019 new cryptic social media messages have fans thinking his relationship with Kelsea Ballerini is over again. \u201cDon\u2019t believe the media,\u201d Stokes, 33, wrote via his Instagram Story on Thursday, November 20, raising eyebrows among his followers. \u201cI\u2019m blocked, I did nothing wrong.\u201d The Outer Banks star added, \u201cSorry\u201d with a red heart emoji. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The insider added that Stokes \u201cstill isn\u2019t ready to give up\u201d on the relationship, however Ballerini was officially \u201cdone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The confirmation came after fans of the pair noticed on Friday that Ballerini had unfollowed Stokes on Instagram despite him still following her.<\/p>\n<p>The duo had reconciled for just 37 days following their second breakup, announcing on New Year\u2019s Eve in 2025 that they\u2019d rekindled their romance.<\/p>\n<p>Ballerini posted an Instagram photo of the pair kissing and added the caption, \u201cMessy year for the heart, messy year for the outside coming in, messy year for the way it became an out of our hands portrayal of it. But what I\u2019ll say, and all I really care to share indefinitely with my personal life anymore, is that I really love love. I believe in it, I believe in him, and I believe in breaking patterns. Now go kiss your person and stop speculating.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-initiated-chase-stokes-split-after-arguments-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2218026669.jpg?crop=1050px%2C29px%2C2817px%2C1592px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini on a red carpet.\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2218026669.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelsea-ballerini-initiated-chase-stokes-split-after-arguments-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kelsea Ballerini &#8216;Initiated&#8217; Chase Stokes Split After &#8216;Arguments&#8217;: Source<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes\u2018 nearly three-year relationship came to a rocky end, a source close to the former couple exclusively tells Us Weekly. \u201cIt was a hard split,\u201d the insider shares. \u201cThey had been arguing a lot recently, and their communication wasn\u2019t great in the last month. They were both traveling so much and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For his part, Stokes reflected on the reboot via his own Instagram account at the time. \u201cSomething I\u2019ve learned this year: don\u2019t take advantage of the most beautiful things that in 33 years of life are fleeting,\u201d he wrote. \u201cTake accountability, learn from mistakes. Lean into love and say it often. 2026 my year of growth, my year of truth. Starting here, starting now. Happy new years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stokes and Ballerini\u2019s first breakup occurred in September 2025 after they dated for more than two years, and the second happened in November 2025 after they got back together one month prior.<\/p>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/chase-stokes-and-kelsea-ballerinis-latest-split-what-went-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Monday, February 9, that the pair could never regain the spark they originally shared. \u201cEver since they split the first few times, the dynamic totally shifted and it was never the same,\u201d a source exclusively told <em>Us<\/em> at the time. \u201cSomething felt a little more off this time around, almost like they were forcing things again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The insider added that Stokes and Ballerini \u201cnever really got back to how it was in the beginning\u201d before elaborating further.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKelsea\u2019s career has been more demanding recently, and had caused distance, which was an issue at one point,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe allure and excitement of the relationship wore off and there were also too many ongoing trust issues that Kelsea can\u2019t get past. She didn\u2019t fully trust him, which sucked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ballerini was said to have been the person to have ended the relationship this time around. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t dramatic, just felt like she knew this wasn\u2019t forever and didn\u2019t want to waste their time,\u201d the insider detailed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following her third split from Chase Stokes, Kelsea Ballerini supported a social media post that discussed shady relationship behavior. 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